Frontech FT-0470 H61

The Frontech FT-0470 H61 is a budget-friendly motherboard designed for Intel LGA1155 desktop processors. It uses the Intel H61 Express chipset and supports compatible Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 processors, along with Pentium and Celeron processors. The platform is intended for Intel 2nd and 3rd Generation desktop systems. The motherboard provides two DDR3 DIMM slots supporting up to 16GB of DDR3 memory, with supported memory speeds of 1066MHz, 1333MHz and 1600MHz. It supports dual-channel memory configurations. For expansion, the FT-0470 includes a PCI Express x16 slot for a dedicated graphics card and a PCI Express x1 slot for additional expansion hardware. Storage connectivity includes SATA ports along with an NVMe/M.2 slot, allowing the system to use compatible SSD storage. The current Frontech listing specifically highlights 3 × SATA, NVMe/M.2 and PCIe x16 connectivity. Display connectivity includes HDMI and VGA outputs. The board also provides USB connectivity, Ethernet LAN and 6-channel HD audio. The FT-0470 is suitable for office computers, billing systems, home PCs, educational systems and budget desktop builds where an economical LGA1155 platform is required.